to an industry that typically really doesn't have that kind of technology that we see elsewhere in the digital world? >> lion king is low tech and it was intentionally so. you see the rods and strings and that was a concept that i wanted very much for the lion king. i wanted people to see old style puppet tri, mask work. as a person who works in theater and i lived in asia for four years and i've seen it in its original form. it was there to bridge the gap between the inexplicable in life. look how disney has always dealt with death. they don't shy away. oh, my god mufasa is dying, we can't put that on broadway. they say there is a lesson, all fairy tales and myths have helped us get through the times and that's about how you tell children how you survive a death in the family or illness. >> the circle of life. >> and those lessons are very important and why people bring their kids to the theater. they have a great time but if they can bring something home that has made their lives fuller, richer and more complete, then i have done my job. >> my thanks to julie taymor, up next, we'll l